Description: Internationally recognized weapon and conflict analyst, specializing in the tracing of weapons and ammunition in the world's conflict zones.
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James Bevan is an internationally recognized weapon and conflict analyst. Specializing in the tracing of illicit weapons and ammunition in the world's conflict zones, he has nearly a decade of policy shaping field research behind him.
Once a senior field researcher for the renowned Small Arms Survey, he has since worked as a United Nations sanctions inspector; in addition to having provided counsel and instruction on issues related to armed conflict and the illicit proliferation of weapons and ammunition to numerous governments, international organizations and private entities.
James Bevan has lived and worked among rebel forces, armed groups and communities in conflict. Noted for having worked with the warring Turkana of Kenya, the Toposa of South Sudan and the Karimojong of north-eastern Uganda, he developed his skills as an arms specialist in these theatres and has published their conflict dynamics to wide acclaim.